Russia will deploy short-range missiles near Poland to counter U.S. military plans in Eastern Europe, President Dmitry Medvedev warned Wednesday, setting a combative tone that clashed with global goodwill over Barack Obama's election.

Russia will deploy short-range missiles near Poland to counter U.S. military plans in Eastern Europe, President Dmitry Medvedev warned Wednesday, setting a combative tone that clashed with global goodwill over Barack Obama's election.

He came to power billed as the world's best hope for a renaissance in Afghanistan after years of war and radical Islamic rule. Now, patience abroad with President Hamid Karzai is wearing thin, experts say.

He came to power billed as the world's best hope for a renaissance in Afghanistan after years of war and radical Islamic rule. Now, patience abroad with President Hamid Karzai is wearing thin, experts say.

President Vladimir Putin placed strategic bombers back on long-range patrol for the first time since the Soviet breakup, sending a tough message to the United States on Friday hours after a major Russian military exercise with China.

President Vladimir Putin said he had ordered strategic bombers to resume regular long-range patrols as Russian and Chinese forces held their first joint military exercise on Russian soil a show of armed muscle aimed at sending a pointed message to the United States.